Re: keith's drumming on WAY and 1978 review

[AnEnglishBoy <campbell@fix.net>]

Scott Schrade wrote:




> > This is a bit odd.  I think Keith's drumming is great in everything I've heard,
> > but of course I know litle about what makes drumming good other than what
> > pleases my ears.  However, I read a review (i think i got the link from this list)
> > that criticizes the WAY album and especially describes Moon's drumming as
> > "pedestrian" and "uninspired" compared to his earlier work.  I have now read
> > several posts here that rave about keith's drumming as amazing on WAY.
> > Can anyone explain what might have caused the writer state that about Keith,
>
> Well, it's true - Keith's drumming at times is stiff & ....well.....boring on WAY.
> But you have to be careful to distinguish between the *song* "Who Are You"
> & the entire album.
>
> Most fans & critics praise the drumming on the *song* "Who Are You."  But
> I think it's quite obvious that  a) Keith was "out of shape" both physically &
> mentally on this album &  b) he hadn't really "fleshed out" many of the songs.
> Some sound like they're in the formulative stage as far as his drum attack is con-
> cerned.  A lot of that earlier "mischievousness" is missing in his playing, which
> leads me to believe that, for whatever reason, he hadn't played the songs long
> enough to be completely comfortable with them.

In addition to the fact that they brought in a session drummer for
one song, and had to literally REMOVE Keith's cymbals, SO HE
COULD NOT USE THEM, on another.

AnEnglishBoy~